There is a new player in the autonomous urban mobility space. Today, Rimac Group CEO Mate Rimac revealed a new urban mobility service and vehicle at the new Rimac Campus near Zagreb, Croatia.Verne, the new brand, is named after Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days author Jules Verne. 'It was tricky to find the right name for our new endeavour that fits the vision.
The vehicle, seen publicly for the first time today, is built on a new platform that has been engineered to put safety and comfort first, hand-in-hand with autonomous mobility using Mobileye Drive's autonomous platform.It is expected to be produced in a specially built plant in Croatia before being deployed worldwide.Verne will own and operate the vehicles, and not offer any for sale to consumers.Riders will be able to customize the vehicle upon requesting it for a ride.